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free in growth of the somewhat slow-growing 

 section of the genus to which it belongs. 



Popular Bouquet Flo^vers. — Speaking of 

 a Royal marriage last Spring, the London Gar- 

 dener''s Chronicle gives the following details, 

 which may serve to show of what flowers the 

 most ''Royal" bouquets are made in the Old 

 World at the present time : "There were also 

 fifty bouquets of choice white flowers — Eucharis, 

 Spiroeas, Camellias, Lily of the Valley, &c. — 

 surmounting pyramidal stands two feet high of 

 the confectioner's delicacies; tlie whole combin- 

 ing to make up such a floral feast as is seldom 

 seen. The banquet to the Ambassadors, &c., 

 was served in St. George's Hall. Here larger 

 plants were used, including Azaleas, Begonias, 

 Arecas, Sabals, Dremonorops, &c., in all twenty 

 pairs, and fifty bouquets similar to those before- 

 named, but with the flowers of various colors. 

 The bride's bouquet was, by special permission, 

 presented by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, 

 of Chelsea ; and Her Majesty and the Crown 

 Princess of Germany accepted bouquets from 

 the same firm, while Mr. John Wills had the 

 honor of presenting a bouquet to Her Majesty 

 the Queen of the Belgians. Mr. Jones provided 

 bouquets for the other Royal and distinguished 

 visitors, and these were made up with Garden- 

 ias, Eucharis, Lily of the Valley, white Camel- 

 lias, Roses, Bouvardias, Orchids, &c. We are 

 pleased to hear that Mr. Jones has since re- 

 ceived, through the Lord Steward of Her Maj- 

 esty's household, a letter expressing the Sov- 

 ereign's entire satisfaction with the whole of 

 the decorations and arrangements carried out 

 in the department under his charge." 



JVBPV OR RARE PLANTS. 



Double-Flowered Ivy-Leaved Pelar- 

 goniums. — The introduction of M. Liebmann's 

 double-flowered form of the Ivy-leaved Pelargo- 

 niums, Konig Albert, some few years ago was a 

 pleasant surprise, being the commencement of a 

 new class of highly ornamental plants which are 

 exceedingly suitable for the decoration of the 

 conservatory and also for cut flowers. The 

 elegant and chaste forms of the single-flowered 

 varieties of the Ivy-leaved Pelargoniums bear 

 no comparison in point of appearance with the 

 new double-flowered varieties for which we are 

 mostly indebted to that very skillful hybridist, 

 M. Lemoine, of IN'ancy. Tliese new double- 



flowered varieties all belong to the true peltatum 

 or trailing species, and are of various shades of 

 color, from almost pure white to dark lilac. 

 The following received first-class certificates : 



A. F. Barron [Lemoine). — Flowers large and 

 very double, of a pale rosy-lilac color, with dark 

 veins on the upper petals ; produces a large truss. 

 A very fine variety. Flowers of the largest and 

 finest forms. 



Elfrida [Ebert). — Flowei's large ; dark lilac, 

 shaded with purple; of fine form. Trusses of 

 medium size. Very free flowering. A pleasing 

 lively-colored variety. 



Lncie Lemoine [T^emoine). — Flowers large; 

 rather loose ; of a very pale lilac color, with 

 dark veins on the upper petals. Free flowering. 



Mademoiselle Adrienne Barat [Lemoine). — Flow- 

 ers large and very double, pale lilac. Very free 

 flowering and fine habit. 



Sarah Bernhardt [Lemoine). — Flowei"s almost 

 white, the upper petals veined and tinged with 

 lilac. Free flowering. Robust growth. 



Viscountess Cranhrook {Ijemoine). — Flowers 

 large and full, white, shaded with rosy-lilac color. 

 A pretty variety. Free flowering. 



Classification of varieties according to color. 



Flotvers White or very Pale JMac. — Lucie 

 Lemoine, Madame Emille Galle, Sarah Bern- 

 hardt, Renoncle, and Viscountess Cranbrook. 



Floioers Pale Lilac. — A.F. Barron,a L Fiancee, 

 and Mademoiselle Adrienne Barat. 



Flowers Dark Xj'Zar.— Elfrida, Madame Perle, 

 and Konig Albert. — Royal Horticultural Societifs 

 Journal. 



New Abutilons. — The Gardener''s Chronicle 

 says : 



"The dwarf habit and free-flowering character 

 possessed by the newer Abutilons, render them 

 very useful for various decorative purposes. 

 One of the most attractive varieties combining 

 beauty of foliage with a profusion of flowers, is 

 A. tesselatum Darwinii. The foliage is richly 

 marked and is of itself highly ornamental, and 

 flowers ore freely produced when the plants are 

 only a few inches high. This Almlilon will 

 prove valuable for stove decoration during the 

 AVinter, and for greenhouse, conservatory, and 

 flower garden ornamentation during the Summer. 

 It strikes readily, grows freelv, and flowers pro- 

 fusely at all periods of the year." 



Gloxinia crassifola grandiflora. — A 

 strain of Gloxinia, quite distinct. The leaves 

 which are very broad and fleshy, recurve so as to 



